:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/5JHV7AIRRZBGRLIILVH6VYNDTE.jpg "Neymar’s decision on day off after Champions League loss fuels rift with Mbappé at PSG")
“Now we need all our players to be healthy and we will go there (via Germany) to qualify. We all need to eat well, sleep well and be prepared“, recommended Kylian Mbappé to his teammates during an interview after his 1-0 defeat against Bayern Munich in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
The Brazilian striker, who is at the center of conflict at the club, focused on the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 tie against Bayern Munich and called for “unity”.
The French press took these words as a clue to Neymar after his neighbors’ complaints about the recurring parties he throws come to light. Apparently, the Brazilian didn’t take notice and was center stage again when play two poker tournaments the day after losing to the Germans.
The former Santos and Barcelona player, who has been linked in recent hours with Chelsea in England, was present in two competitions of the famous card game. The first was a tournament organized by PokerStars, a brand that counts the striker as one of its main ambassadors. At the Hyatt Regency, a luxurious Parisian hotel, Ney was quickly eliminated at the famous EPT Paris event, as detailed the newspaper The team.
Neymar took part in two poker tournaments after the loss to Bayern Munich
By being prematurely removed from the competition, the star of the Brazilian national team registered for the Mystery Bounty, an event with a registration fee of 10,000 euros. On this occasion, he was able to pass the first qualifying cut and qualified for the second roundwhich will take place this Thursday, Paris Saint Germain’s rest day.
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Neymar was one of the 45 ranked out of the 71 registered for the evening. However, the Brazilian will need to improve his performance to advance. As reported RMC Sports, the leader is the Russian Nikita Kuznetsov, with 376,500 chips before the start of the second day of the tournament. The footballer, for his part, occupied the thirtieth place on the grid with 103,500 chips, below the average carpet (157,778). “In a moment of poor form, the 31-year-old finally managed to increase his chip total thanks to a few good shots, including the withdrawal of Russian Jakov Nesterov,” the outlet explained.
Neymar, again in the eye of the storm
The two media also echoed certain images that have gone viral on social networks: Neymar went after the card tournaments to a famous fast food restaurant with his friends. Of course, users linked this image to Mbappé’s words, demanding more attention within the Paris Saint Germain squad. “Get him to do normal things”was read in the stories that Guilherme Pitta, one of the members of the “tois”, the group of friends who accompanies the Brazilian on each sporting outing, shared in the early morning.
PSG, which has three defeats in a row, will seek to recover next Sunday, by receiving Lille at the Parc des Princes, a group which claims to win a ticket for international competitions. Those of the French capital are at the top of Ligue 1 with 54 units, five more than their escort, Olympique de Marseille. The rematch with Bayern Munich, meanwhile, will take place on Wednesday, March 8 at the Allianz Arena.
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